Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hillwas an American author and impresario who cribbed freely from the new thought tradition of the previous century to become an early producer of personal-success literature. At the time of Hill's death in 1970, his best-known work, Think and Grow Richhad sold 20 million copies. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to increasing one's income. Most of his books were promoted as expositing principles to achieve "success". Hill was an advisor to two presidents of the United...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth26 October 1883
CityPound, VA
CountryUnited States of America
Quick riches are more dangerous than poverty.
I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.
Riches begin in the form of thought.
When riches begin to come they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.
Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches.
If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.
Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of HARD work!
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Weak desire brings weak results.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.
Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
Most misfortunes are the result of misused time.